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From the Twisted Nether after-recording conversation
I cannot believe you people forgot about Red Snappah!
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It’s hard to argue with logic like that
I took the day off from work. My head has really been aching lately, the base of the neck spasms that tell me the stress at work is getting up there. It’s our 4th of July weekend in the States, we get Friday off from work as a paid holiday, so I decided to stretch it into a four day ...
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Bear goes live at Twisted Nether Roundtable this Friday!
Hi folks! This is the Big Bear, letting you know that I will be one of the guests on the Twisted Nether Live Roundtable chat going on this very Friday! I’ve taken part in this once before, and had a wonderful time. If you haven’t attended one before, perhaps because of ...
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My guildies are like cockroaches, really
thebigbearbutt.com — My guildies are like cockroaches, really… Stomp on them all you want, poison them, blast them, blow them up, and omigod, they’re still alive to take more abuse. Case in point. Last night, ‘quick’ raid into Naxxramas. ...
My guildies are like cockroaches, really
Tier Tokens and extended Tee Times!
There are incoming changes to how Tier gear will be gained in the upcoming patch 3.2, and also… hold onto your hats, you will soon have the choice of extending your Raid ID on a saved raid one week past the normal reset. First, the gear. With the new Argent Coliseum, there will be a ...
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Wild thing, I think I love you
We now interrupt the writer’s insane giggling over the upcoming Engineering Changes (Dalaran based Engineer-only Auction House! Whee!) to bring you this late breaking announcement from MMO Champion; MMO Champion has posted a nice blue comment from Nethaera, and it goes something like ...
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Content, progression, nerfs, oh my!
The post I keep meaning to write, and then pass on. Months I’ve been kicking this around. I’ll put this bluntly. I DO feel very bad for the progressive raiders in World of Warcraft. It’s a case, in my mind, of raised expectations. In Vanilla WoW (as it’s ...
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Hardcore and Casual, can’t we all just get along?
thebigbearbutt.com — So, the Druid community has had a few things to say about casual and hardcore players lately. Jacemora, Druid of the Moon had a few things to say about being tired of casuals taking potshots from hardcore players every time there is a content nerf. ...
Hardcore and Casual, can’t we all just get along?
The best short video in the history of the universe
Again, courtesy of my buddy Mark. :) simply-the-best I really, really can’t top that one.
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Get down on it!
Just for fun, courtesy of my buddy Mark. bear_dance hehehe
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Congratulations are in order, I think!
This very evening, I played in two heroics on my Druid. We did Violet Hold, and Culling of Stratholme. The healing in these two runs was simply awesome! Oh, wait… you misunderstand. *I* wasn’t healing. Oh, no. No, it was Cassie on her level 80 Paladin. :) Her first ...
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A rational response to an insane situation
Okay, so first the Governor of South Carolina is all over the news in what has to be the most publicized case of epic fail I’ve ever seen. And yes, even above the Governor of Illinois. Or is that former Gov of Illinois? So many scandals, so little time. Anyway, the media is all over ...
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How’s your enthusiasm level?
thebigbearbutt.com — So, folks… how enthusiastic are you about WoW these days? Think back to when you started to play WoW, whether that be a month ago or four years or what have you. Now, compare that with how you feel today. :) I’m not talking about ...
How’s your enthusiasm level?
Creative Writing: Expand your horizons!
When you’re going to do some creative storytelling, sometimes it can be good not to get too wrapped up in tweaking the fine details when a larger change could improve the whole thing. Whether you’re writing a fictional story, a role playing game scenario or setting, or some fan ...
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Just keep tanking, just keep tanking
What do we do, we tank, tank…. Okay, aside from channeling Dory , what am I on about this time? I’ve been having fun, trying to balance my time between what I’ve done for years, Bear tanking, and what I’ve just started having fun with, Tree healing. I love healing, ...
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 Happy Father’s Day to the Bear!
Happy Father’s Day to the Bear!
thebigbearbutt.com — I wanted to say a quick Happy Father’s Day and share a special story from our vacation last weekend (which seems so very long ago already) :( As you may have read, we took Alex to the Great Wolf Lodge in Wisconsin Dells. It was a wonderful weekend! Five days before we were scheduled ...
Happy Father’s Day to the Bear!
 A picture worth a thousand words
A picture worth a thousand words
thebigbearbutt.com — I could say what we did last night as a guild… but I think this says it all. For a nice widescreen screenshot, just go here . I gotta say, that was lots of fun. Took about two hours for a full clear, not too bad. I think that included ...
A picture worth a thousand words
PBeM writing and the wall of attitude
Some folks have asked when I will return to writing turns from the play by email game I do with Manny and James, the turns I was publishing here for a while. I appreciate the interest, I really do. I posted them here because I enjoyed the writing and the story and thought it was a lot of fun, ...
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VuhDo is da bomb for healing
Changes? Patch? I don’t know what the heck you’re talking about. Feral? Ha! This is the all-tree, all the time channel. Didn’t you get the memo? Since everyone in the world has told me how good healing addons are, such as Grid and Healbot, I thought I’d try one on.  ...
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Wall of Patch Text Crits you for Infinity - You Lose the Will to Play
Welcome to the patch notes for Patch 3.2, going up on the Test Realm. General Construction of the Crusaders’ Coliseum is complete. Testing not yet available. New raid normal and heroic modes for the Crusaders’ Coliseum can be toggled using the Dungeon Difficulty setting. ...
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